The word chortle has appeared in nine articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 19 in “Two Debut Games That Are Captivating and Strange” by Christopher Byrd. The article describes a video game called 30 Birds:
Finding the requisite number of birds takes Zig on quests that will have players performing on odd instruments, doling out relationship advice, poking around the insides of a crocodile and taking an art class with a haughty instructor. The birds themselves are a kooky cast of characters that made me chortle several times. I especially liked two philosopher pigeons who can be flattered into cooperating with talk of spiritual things and money.
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